Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-11
TO, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE II, 1887.

to the same area than in most other sec
tions of this State. The result of the
ownership of the smaller tracts and their
tillage by the owners has demonstrated
that ownership will turn sand into gold"
The prosperity of this country around
Marysville is greater than those sections
where great holdings are the rule. Pro-
duction and consumption are greater, and
every branch of business is better.
THE TRADE OF MARYsyILLE
Is to-day much greater than that of any
town in Northern California north of Sac
ramento. The population is believed to
be about 5000, and is constantly increas-
ing. The business buildings are hand
some and substantial structures, and some
of the blocks would be a credit TO more
metropolitan places. The streets are wide,
well graded and macadamized, and the
sidewalks are better than in any place out
side of San Francisco, with the possible
exception of Woodland In that respect
it is model city. Marysville has not
only retail trade with this large section
of country, but
HEAVY WHOLESALE BUSINESS.
Every day in the summer there are
numbers of heavy freight wagons loaded
with all kinds Of goods going out to the
many trading centers in the mountains
To those who are not familiar with the
business of this place, it may seem like an
exaggeration to say that there are mercan-
tile houses that sell an average of 81 900
worth of goods every week day of the
year. Every branch of trade is we'll rep
resented.
In groceries and provisions the leading
houses are those of Garrett 4 Elder and
w. T. Ellis. Both of these firms carry
immense stocks, and sell at wholesale and
| retail. The sales of either one of these
viii exceed 100000 annually. In the
hardware and agricultural implement
| business
THE FIRM OF WHITE, COOLEY x CUTS
Does an immense business. Their sales
| rooms cover a large area, and they are
| compelled to have several store-rooms and
warehouses in addition. Their sales the
past year have aggregated more than
S350,000. This firm is also largely en-
gagged in manufacturing, and the goods of
their make go all over the State.
The Hampton Hardware Company is
other large hardware houses. There are
several large dry goods houses with i'm
Hense annual sales. Ofthese the Red House,
Ed. Weinlander and T. Dougal are the
leading ones.
MERCANTILE HOUSES OF THE PLACE.
In Marysville there are mercantile
houses as follows: Wholesale liquor
stores, .; cigars and tobacco, 81 cut
lery, guns and pistols, 2; groceries
and provisions, 10; livery, sale and feed
stables, 10; dry goods, 9; boots and shoes.
3; meat markets. ); stationery and no
tions, 1 bankers, ,; harness, saddles, etc,
3; iewelry, watches and clocks, 8; furni-
ture >; drug stores, s; fruit stores. !
crociery dealers, t. There are ten large
blacksmith shops, some of which manu-
facture carriages of all kinds and do q
large business. There is one large ma
chine shop, the Empire Foundry, which
does large business, and employs from
u to % men, pays good wages-S3 80 to
81 for mechanics, 81 80 to helpers.
THE MARYsvILLE WOODEN MIL
Is one of the largest, best managed and
best paying establishments in the State.
1t was Incorporated in 1868. D. T. Knight
was its originator. and has been its mana
ger and President from the beginning. II
is known as seven set mill. and has a
capital of 100000. 1t consumes annually
100000 pounds of wool, all grown in the
surrounding country. The goods manu-
factured are tweedS, fiannels, and blankets
One hundred hands are con-
!.
bursed for labor reaches $4,000 per wear.
The power is steam ana the fuel used is
wood, Of which 1900 cords are annually
consumed. The value OF the output OF
manufactured goods last wear was a quar-
ter Of aInillion dollars. The buildings oc-
cupied ares two-stcrv buiidiug l40xl60
feet single-story picker-room t0x40 feet,
machine shop 29xG9seei, store house 2Gx60
feet wd.;i j, a4ed III part for storage and
in par: t1r the manufacture Of underwear.
etc, boiier-room 25x50 feet, and ware
house 40xS0 feet. The business of this
single establishment adds very materially
to the prosperity of Marysville and the
surrounding country. There is no other
manuiactory on this coast that has been
better managed and which has paid better
returns.
FIGURING MILLS.
Marysville has one Of the largest and
bes.-known -four mills on the Pacific coast
The " Buckeye" brand Is t'avorably known
wherever bread IS eaten ON this continent,
and even in England and Asia, Its -four
is the favorite with housewives all over
this State and in the mining regions. 1t
has been shipped and sold in the Missis-
sippi valley and on the Atlantic
slope, and always at the top price.
Large quantities of flour from these
mills are constantly shipped to the
Orient. 1t is one Of the old mills of
the coast, and its reputation rests upon
years of good production. The Buck
eye mill has capacity of $50
barrels of flour per day, and the
warehouse attached has storage
capacity Of $1,000 tons Of wheat. To store
30,000000 pounds of grain and manufact-
ure 100000 barrels of flour requires i'm
mense buildings, and these the Buckeye
Company have. The mill proper is a large
structure four stories high, and the power
used is steam. There are two immense
warehouses used for storage Warehouse
No is l40 by 80 feet, and has storage
capacity of 10000 tons. Warehouse No. ,
is l20 by $50 feet, and is two stories high,
and has storage capacity of 5000 tons of